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Deblurring the Dark Compact Object Picture with Microlensing

Deblurring the Dark Compact Object Picture with Microlensing

by Laurie Amen | Apr 2, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries

Lenses aren’t always made of glass, sometimes they’re made of dark matter compact objects! Today’s paper explores if and how we can tell primordial black holes apart from dark black holes using gravitational microlensing measurements.

Recycle your paper, plastic, and… pulsars?

Recycle your paper, plastic, and… pulsars?

by Chris Layden | Mar 31, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries

Most pulsars gradually spin slower and slower, making weaker and weaker radio pulses until the pulses stop altogether. Today’s paper is about a star that has spun its neutron star companion back up, recycling it into a millisecond pulsar.

Dancing with the Blazars: Variability you can groove to

Dancing with the Blazars: Variability you can groove to

by Nicki Bond | Mar 30, 2026 | Accessibility, Daily Paper Summaries

In today’s paper, we explore how blazar light curves can be transformed into music and the benefits of this for both scientists and science communication.

Life on the (Red) Edge

Life on the (Red) Edge

by Kaz Gary | Mar 28, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s bite explores life on the vegetation red edge…and how we might find it on other worlds.

Found in our own Backyard: A Child of the First Stars?

Found in our own Backyard: A Child of the First Stars?

by Neev Shah | Mar 26, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries

A direct descendant of the first stars! Read today’s bite to learn how the authors found it.

Looking through the eccentricity pinhole

Looking through the eccentricity pinhole

by Viviana Cáceres | Mar 25, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries

Only a tiny fraction of black hole binaries produce gravitational waves with measurable eccentricity. What does the eccentricity distribution tell us about how these binaries formed?

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